Welcome to Visit Long Eaton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Long Eaton
Visit Long Eaton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Long Eaton places to visit. A unique way to experience Long Eaton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Long Eaton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Long Eaton Walkfo Preview Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It has been part of Erewash borough since 1974, when Long Eaton Urban District was disbanded. When you visit Long Eaton, Walkfo brings Long Eaton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Long Eaton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Long Eaton
Visit Long Eaton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 53 audio plaques & Long Eaton places for you to explore in the Long Eaton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Long Eaton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Long Eaton history
Long Eaton is referred to as Aitone, in the Domesday Book. It was a farming settlement that grew up close to the lowest bridging point of the River Erewash. The “Great Fire” of Long Eaton in 1694 destroyed 14 houses and several other buildings in the market place.
Long Eaton geography / climate
Long Eaton lies in Derbyshire, across the border of Nottinghamshire and close to Leicestershire. It is covered by the Nottingham post town and has a Nottingham telephone area code (0115)
Why visit Long Eaton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Long Eaton places with Walkfo Long Eaton to hear history at Long Eaton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Long Eaton has 53 places to visit in our interactive Long Eaton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Long Eaton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Long Eaton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Long Eaton & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Long Eaton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Long Eaton
Best Long Eaton places to visit
Long Eaton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Long Eaton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Long Eaton’s information audio spots:
Chetwynd Barracks Chetwynd Barracks is a military installation at Chilwell in Nottinghamshire. It is located on the outskirts of Nottinghamshire and is located in the town of Chilworth. It was built in the 1960s and is now a military base in the area.
Long Eaton Speedway Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders returned in 2011, with home meetings taking place at the Leicester Lions’ track.
Attenborough Nature Reserve Attenborough Nature Reserve is located 4.3 mi (7 km) south west of Nottingham city centre. It is owned and managed by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, supported by Broxtowe Borough Council.
St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton St. Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton, is a Grade II* listed parish church. It was built in the 1930s and is located in Long Eaton.
St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre is a Grade I listed parish church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Christ Church Methodist Church Christ Church Methodist Church is a Grade II listed English church. It is located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. The church was built in the 1930s.
St James’ Church, Long Eaton St James’ Mission Church, Long Eaton is a former church in the Church of England Diocese of Derby. It is located in Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton is a former Baptist Church in Derbyshire. It was built in the 1930s and is now located in Long Eaton.
Risley Hall, Derbyshire Risley Hall is a country house, now a hotel set in 17 acres (69,000 m) of private landscaped grounds. It comprises 35 bedrooms and several function rooms. The building’s main function is as a hotel and spa, but it also caters for weddings.
St Michael’s Church, Breaston St Michael’s Church, Breaston is a Grade I listed parish church in Breaston, Derbyshire. It is located in the town of Breaston in the county of Derby. The church was built in the 1930s and is now a Grade II listed parish.
Visit Long Eaton plaques
11 plaques hereLong Eaton has 11 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Long Eaton plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Long Eaton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Long Eaton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Long Eaton audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Long Eaton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Long Eaton’s 53 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Long Eaton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Long Eaton Map App
Our visit Long Eaton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Long Eaton & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Long Eaton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Long Eaton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Long Eaton area at LONG:-1.271, LAT:52.898.
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Things to do & visit in Long Eaton / surrounding areas
● Stapleford Rural District ● Eskdale Drive tram stop ● Toton Lane tram stop ● Bramcote Lane tram stop ● Chetwynd Barracks ● Chilwell ● Cator Lane tram stop ● Chilwell Olympia ● Christ Church, Chilwell ● Stapleford, Nottinghamshire ● Toton TMD ● Attenborough, Nottinghamshire ● Stapleford Cross ● St Helen’s Church, Stapleford ● Long Eaton Speedway ● Long Eaton Stadium ● Attenborough Nature Reserve ● Long Eaton United F.C. ● River Erewash ● St Laurence’s Church, Long Eaton ● Long Eaton Urban District ● Long Eaton ● Sandiacre ● St Giles’ Church, Sandiacre ● Christ Church Methodist Church ● Sandiacre Town F.C. ● St James’ Church, Long Eaton ● St John’s Baptist Chapel, Long Eaton ● Borough of Erewash ● Risley Hall, Derbyshire
● Risley, Derbyshire ● Sawley, Derbyshire ● All Saints’ Church, Sawley ● Harrington Bridge ● Breaston ● St Michael’s Church, Breaston ● Trent Lock ● River Soar ● Trent Viaducts ● Lockington Marshes ● Soldiers and Sailors Sports Ground, Breaston ● Trent Valley Way ● St George’s Church, Barton in Fabis ● Barton in Fabis ● Thrumpton Hall ● All Saints Church, Thrumpton ● Thrumpton ● Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station ● National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell ● St Mary’s Church, Attenborough ● HMS Sherwood (shore establishment)
Getting to / around Long Eaton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Long Eaton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Long Eaton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Long Eaton Public Transport Stations
Long Eaton Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Attenborough railway station
East Midlands Hub railway station
Stapleford and Sandiacre railway station
Long Eaton railway station (Midland Counties Railway)
Trent railway station
Long Eaton railway station
Sawley railway station
East Midlands Parkway railway station
Inham Road tram stop
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Local Long Eaton historians & Long Eaton tour guides
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